IN a positive step forward for elite Basketball in Ballarat, major partner Hotondo Homes have extended their support of the Miners and will continue to back the club.<\/p>\n
The building company will retain naming rights of the NBL1 South men\u2019s side, which will be once again known as the Hotondo Homes Ballarat Miners until at least the end of the 2022.<\/p>\n
Head coach Brendan Joyce said he was excited to get back on the courts and even more proud to have a continued the partnership with a great local business.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been difficult not being able to play this year, everybody is pretty excited looking at going into the season next year,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cLocal businesses supporting the club is huge because local community can\u2019t survive without that local support.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs our way of giving back, we\u2019ll work to promote the organisation where we can, talk about it to support our local sponsors who support us.\u201d<\/p>\n
After many months of training and keeping shape at home, guard Zac Dunmore said he\u2019s excited to be able to hit the courts once again.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been a challenging year,\u201d he said. \u201cSo, it\u2019s huge and awesome to have Hotondo back after a couple years helping us out.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe obviously can\u2019t do it without them so it\u2019s great to have them on board.\u201d<\/p>\n
Co-owner of Hotondo Homes Ballarat Amira Willingham said it\u2019s always been important as a local business to support and be involved the community.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are thrilled to be extending the relationship with the Hotondo Homes Ballarat Miners,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
\u201cBoth Hotondo Homes Ballarat and the Miners team are extremely community focused and want to see the Ballarat community as a whole prosper.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo see the future cemented for the Ballarat Basketball community is great to know that kids are going to be able to play and come see other play, it will be phenomenal.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
IN a positive step forward for elite Basketball in Ballarat, major partner Hotondo Homes have extended their support of the Miners and will continue to back the club. The building company will retain naming rights of the NBL1 South men\u2019s side, which will be once again known as the Hotondo Homes Ballarat Miners until at […]<\/p>\n